Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive182% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0GY3V1
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161112
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 27 '17 at 09:36
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 121
2-Core 227
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 614
66% 526 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.8% Good
Lighting 82.6
Reflection 95.7
Parallax 67.7
67% 82 fps
MRender 87.4
Gravity 88.3
Splatting 95.3
74% 90.3 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Portable SSD T1 500GB
326GB free
Firmware: 0
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 428
Write 405
Mixed 412
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 36.3
4K Mixed 25.2
83% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 77.6
78% 126 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 77%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,619
Write 777
Mixed 1,014
250% 1,136 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 55.7
189% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 108
120% 200 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 182%
Great: 141%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
676GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 109
Write 123
Mixed 108
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.19
70% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
75.3% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 22.4
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 28.2
SC Mixed 20.7
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 15 R3 Builds (Compare 1,992 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 15 R3

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